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Summary: Don't these guys have ANY pride ?
Review: As a teenager, Chicago was my favourite band, so I was pretty excited to view this video to see what these guys were working on now! The answer would appear to be - NOTHING AT ALL! Hey, fair enough, if they want to play the same songs for 30 years, and people still pay to hear them, why not ? BUT, why allow themselves to be filmed pretending to try to remember and "arrange" songs they've played thousands of times before, as if they were some great new material ? And why allow interviews to be released consisting of moronic questions asked by 2 of the most brainless interviewers I have ever seen, and answers of less than zero interest to anyone, unless you are a 3 year old who has never seen an instrument before...The whole thing was appalling, and my conclusion is, these guys have NO pride...
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Summary: Rare Glimpse
Review: Chicago is one of the worst managed bands in history...from not knowing how to handle the press to not releasing Stone of Sisyphus, their management just doesn't get it. I agree with Pete on his assesment of the hosts -- awful. The production values are even worse, golly we might need someone who understands recording sound! Even with this said this DVD gives a rare glimpse into America's Greatest Band. Real looks at some nice guys who have given millions wonderful memories and joy. So enjoy the chatter and the footage of them in concert. It will have to do.
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Summary: Chicago RAW DVD
Review: For the first time Chicago allowed cameras to film them as they prepared for their 2000 world tour. The female interviewer left alot to be desired. The interviews with each member of the band could have been more professional on her part. Other than that, the DVD it awesome. Never before has the public seen what goes on behind the scenes as Chicago prepares for a tour. This was a real eye-opener and showcases exactly why Chicago continues to sell out concerts wherever their travels take them.
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Summary: Chicago made boring
Review: I am a big Chicago fan. However, this video/DVD is just boring. Obviously, Chicago doesn't need to rehearse much to play the same basic concert list of 25 year old songs. Plus, Chicago is lacking to many original members these days to be the great band they once were. What the public wants is a great Chicago DVD of an entire concert from the 1970s. Please note, Chicago has not released an album of original material since approximately 1990. If this is a video of real artists working, then what are they working on. Apparently, just to get a paycheck playing all their old songs.
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Summary: Chicago made boring
Review: I am a big Chicago fan. However, this video/DVD is just boring. Obviously, Chicago doesn't need to rehearse much to play the same basic concert list of 25 year old songs. Plus, Chicago is lacking to many original members these days to be the great band they once were. What the public wants is a great Chicago DVD of an entire concert from the 1970s. Please note, Chicago has not released an album of original material since approximately 1990. If this is a video of real artists working, then what are they working on. Apparently, just to get a paycheck playing all their old songs.
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Summary: Interesting inside look
Review: I do agree that the interviewer was not a professional but this series is for young musicians and students. It does what it promises and gives an inside look at the rehearsal for a tour. The band discusses staging and set lists and the added concert video is great. They did use more than one camera, but some were consumer level. This was never meant to be anything but an intimate inside look at the work involved putting a tour together and it was an excellent effort by Hollywood Music Store.com. I believe that this is a must have for any Chicago fan. I do suggest the DVD over the VHS version because it has additional footage of the Greek Theatre Wall of Fame ceremony and some concert footage from Thousand Oaks.Overall the quality of the audio and video is very good for the rehearsal and excellent for the concert footage.
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Summary: lucky I took notice of the reviews
Review: I found this DVD really interesting and worth having because you get to see the great ' Chicago' doing something that you would never normally see.That being rehearsing for a tour.I like the way it has them rehearsing in the studio and working out how a song works and then some live footage so you can see the end result on stage.And whats with all this criticism of the hosts especially the female one a)shes hardly on for a start, but clearly happy to be there and b)she's easy on the eye.As I said in the title of this review 'Lucky I took no notice of you guys'boy your a negative lot just lie back one afternoon again and again and enjoy a different look at one of the greatest bands of our time the mighty 'Chicago." Oh only one mark off because I would've liked more i.e the whole concert they were rehearsing for other than that highly recommended.
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Summary: A good Project gone really bad!!
Review: I was amazed that this was even sold. This DVD offers a behind the scenes look at a great rock group, Chicago. I had great hope for this DVD but it did not deliver. First, the quality of the DVD is really poor. The people who produced this must have been working on a limited budget because they only used 1 camera and the sound was terrible. In addition, the interviews were terrible. There is in one women who knows nothing about music or Chicago and she does a really bad job here. I cannot recommend this DVD to anyone.
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Summary: "raw" as in, no post-production work done to this DVD
Review: If you're a fan of shoddy production, poor sound, and two hosts that are so annoying they are practically ASKING to be strangled to death, then have I got a DVD for you! This DVD really doesn't offer much, save for a few rehearsal performances of some of Chicago's music, including a delightful revamped version of "Another Rainy Day In New York City". Each band member gets interviewed; not particularly insightful. Also included is some random an ultimately useless footage of the band backstage and preparing to receive a star on the Walk of Fame (wow!). And if that isn't enough, there is some video of Chicago performing live. Sadly, this DVD could have been considerably better if the production rate was upped a few notches. Otherwise what you have here is a pretty unnecessary DVD that only the die-hard Chicago fans would get anything out of...and that's pushing it.
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Summary: "raw" as in, no post-production work done to this DVD
Review: If you're a fan of shoddy production, poor sound, and two hosts that are so annoying they are practically ASKING to be strangled to death, then have I got a DVD for you! This DVD really doesn't offer much, save for a few rehearsal performances of some of Chicago's music, including a delightful revamped version of "Another Rainy Day In New York City". Each band member gets interviewed; not particularly insightful. Also included is some random an ultimately useless footage of the band backstage and preparing to receive a star on the Walk of Fame (wow!). And if that isn't enough, there is some video of Chicago performing live. Sadly, this DVD could have been considerably better if the production rate was upped a few notches. Otherwise what you have here is a pretty unnecessary DVD that only the die-hard Chicago fans would get anything out of...and that's pushing it.
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